Industrialisation Project Manager
LIGENTEC (Ecublens/Lausanne, Switzerland, mostly on-site) seeks an Industrialisation Project Manager to scale its Thin-Film Lithium Niobate photonics platform from pilot to high-volume manufacturing — driving NPI roadmaps, PMO/stage-gate practices, and external foundry/vendor management. Requires deep semiconductor/PIC fabrication experience and fluent English.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Ecublens, CH
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Photonics, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Physics, Materials Science, or related discipline
- Hands-on track record in semiconductor or photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fabrication and manufacturing
- Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), yield ramp-up, and wafer-level fabrication scaling
- Appreciation for automotive or industrial semiconductor quality standards
- Proven ability to lead multi-stakeholder, technically complex hardware and process development projects from design transfer to commercial deployment
- Experience managing external strategic partners and foundries, including contract scoping and technical specifications
- Willingness to travel for on-site reviews and audits
- Resilient problem solver thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth deep-tech scale-up
- Fluent professional English
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) and/or Silicon Nitride (SiN) platforms
- PMP, Prince2, or Agile certification
- Knowledge of French
Full description
About us
We're a multicultural team of experts pushing the boundaries of what's possible in integrated optics. Our mission is to make photonic integration accessible and industrially scalable. We deliver best-in-class PIC platforms, design enablement, and integrated solutions that empower our customers to innovate faster and bring light-based technologies from concept to production.
About the role
As our Industrialisation Project Manager, you will lead technical innovation to scale LIGENTEC’s Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) platform to high-volume commercial manufacturing. Reporting directly to the Head of Industrialisation, PMO & Quality, you will be the driving force bridging advanced R&D, process engineering, external foundries, and executive leadership. In this high-impact position, you will orchestrate complex New Product Introduction (NPI) roadmaps, establish PMO best practices, and deliver robust, high-yield manufacturing processes that bring next-generation integrated photonics to global markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead TFLN Scale-Up & NPI Initiatives: Drive the end-to-end transition of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate technology from pilot stage to high-volume, high-yield wafer-scale manufacturing, keeping customer technical specifications and market needs front and center.
- Full-Lifecycle Project Ownership: Define scope, budget, work packages, milestones, and critical-path schedules; proactively identify technical bottlenecks and implement robust risk mitigation plans to maintain project velocity.
- Strategic Partner & Foundry Management: Manage technical and commercial relationships with external foundries, supply chain partners, and equipment vendors. Define statements of work (SOWs), conduct on-site technical audits, and lead contract negotiations.
- Cross-Functional & Executive Alignment: Serve as the central communication bridge across R&D, process engineering, operations, and the executive leadership team to guarantee resource alignment and strategic execution.
- PMO Excellence & Quality Standards: Institutionalize standard project management methodologies, stage-gate reviews, and KPI dashboards. Integrate semiconductor/automotive quality and manufacturing standards to ensure operational excellence.
What you bring
- Educational Background: Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Photonics, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Physics, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- Semiconductor & Photonics Expertise: Demonstrated hands-on track record in semiconductor or photonic integrated circuit (PIC) fabrication and manufacturing environments; specific familiarity with Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) and/or Silicon Nitride (SiN) platforms is a strong advantage.